They were the best Ship Builders and best Sailors of Mesopotamia. They made the first see through glass.
In 330 AD, Constantine, then the emperor of the Roman Empire, moved the seat of power to Constantinople. Then, Constantine founded a "second Rome" (the Byzantine Empire). The city was strategically placed on the trade routes between Europe and Asia, and the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea, making it ideal for trade and travel.
When the American and British allies successfully invaded
Italy, General Eisenhower began to plan the invasion of Normandy that would be
called Operation Neptune that would involve an aerial and amphibious invasion
by American and Allied troops to free France from the Germans.
